The Startup CTO's Handbook | Zach Goldberg

This week, host Dan Lines welcomes back Zach Goldberg, CTO and author of the book 'The Startup CTO's Handbook: Essential Skills and Best Practices for High Performing Engineering Teams.’ Zach shares insights from his extensive career as a CTO and his journey in writing a book that condenses the wisdom of numerous other influential works into a single, comprehensive guide.We explore the three core sections of his book:Management Fundamentals: Interviewing, Hiring, Performance Management, Budgeting, etc. Technical Leadership Concepts: Developer Experience, Tech Debt, etc. Hard Technology Decisions: Pragmatism, Tech Stack, etc.Zach provides advice for not only CTOs but anyone in a technical leadership position, offering strategies to develop empathy and understanding within technical organizations.Episode Highlights: 1:59 From Startup CTO to Author and Executive Coach3:41 The Origin of Best Practices and Genesis of the Handbook  10:25 Why the Startup CTO’s Handbook isn’t just for CTOs 13:02 Part 1: Management Fundamentals Beyond Coding24:50 Part 2: Technical Leadership Concepts & Developer Experience30:57 Part 3: Technology Decisions from a Pragmatic PerspectiveShow Notes:The Startup CTO's Handbook: Essential skills and best practices for high performing engineering teamsSupport the show: Subscribe to our Substack Leave us a review Subscribe on YouTube Follow us on Twitter or LinkedIn Offers: Learn about Continuous Merge with gitStream Get your DORA Metrics free forever